Aerospace Analyst Matthew Zisman examined NASA’s fiscal 2013 acquisition forecast, and delivers three new contracts valued at more than $300 million and five re-competitions worth approximately $721 million. If history repeats itself, their 2012 incumbent win rate was 47%, the ball is definitely in your court.

The overall makeup of the 113th Congress hasn’t changed so does that mean we’ll get more of the same out of our government? Congressional and Budget Analyst Cameron Leuthy and Chief Legislative Analyst Loren Duggan join the program to discuss just how far we fell off the cliff, Sandy relief and a look into the agenda on the hill in 2013.

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Allen Scott (moderator) specializes in customer on boarding and training at Bloomberg Government. Allen previously worked at Arbitron, Inc. where he served in a variety of roles from customer service to sales operations manager. Prior to Arbitron, Allen worked in radio for several years in the Washington and Baltimore areas. Most recently he spent six years at 99.1 HFS as co-host and news director.

Matthew Zisman is a transportation policy analyst with Bloomberg Government. Prior to joining BGOV, he worked as a senior transportation policy analyst at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, as a consultant implementing congestion management programs for a major highway project, and as a senior consultant at Deloitte. Mr. Zisman has a bachelor’s degree in environmental policy from the University of Michigan, and a master’s in urban planning, specializing in transportation policy and finance, from UCLA.

Loren Duggan is Bloomberg Government’s chief legislative analyst. Before joining Bloomberg, he was editor of Congressional Quarterly’s House Action Reports, providing summaries and analysis of legislation. He also contributed to CQ’s legislative tracking services during his decade with the company. Loren holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and psychology from American University.

Cameron Leuthy is a budget and congressional analyst for Bloomberg Government. Cameron has worked at the White House Office of Management and Budget, the Defense Department, and in the private sector at Booz Allen Hamilton. His expertise includes the budget process and the nexus of national security policy, operational requirements and funding. He has a bachelor’s degree from Western Washington University and an MPA from the University of Washington.